Penholder



NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIPP W'IRSOHING, OF SALEM, OHIO.

PENHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formngpart of Letters Patent N0. 612,889, dated October 25, 1898.

Application filed December Z9, 1897. Serial No. 664,323. (No model.)

TOMU whom t indy concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIPP WIRSCHING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the countyof Columbiana and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Penholder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to penholders, and more especially to means for adjusting the penholder proper or pen-clamp to any desired position of inclination with relation to the stern or staff.

The object of my invention is to provide penholders with improved means whereby the pen-clamp may be adjusted to any inclination desired with relation to the staif or stem and be securely fixed in such position, such means being simple, cheap, durable, effective, and reliable.

With this obj ect in View my invention consists in a penholder comprising a stem or stad of any desired size, shape, or material, made hollow from end to end, a pen clamp or holder proper, and an adjusting rod extending through the staff connected to the pen-clamp at one end and provided with a clamp-nut at the other. p

My invention further consists in a penholder comprising a stad or stem made hollow, a pen clampor holder having a slotted cross-bar at its inner end, a rod projecting through said Vslot and the hollow of the stein, and having its threaded outer end projecting beyond the outer end of the staff, and a nut or head interiorly threaded to engage on the threaded end and clamp the pen clamp or holder to the staff at any desired angle.

My invention further consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure lis a perspective view of a penholder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central sectional View ot' the same. Fig. 3 isa rear View of the penholder complete. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the pen-clamp detached from the staff. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the inner end of the staff and the ferrule orcollar thereon. Fig. Gis a central longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional View of the inner end of the staff with the pen-clamp attached thereto at a backward inclination. Fig. 8 is a detail `perspective view of the end of the staff and the pen-clamp det-ached and of a slightlydifferent construction. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional View of the parts illustrated in Fig. 8 connected together.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is the stem or staff of the penholder, which may beof any suitable material-such as wood, hard rubber, gutta percha, Celluloid, or metal-and of any desired length or thickness within reasonable bounds. The central bore B extends from end to end entirely through the staff A, and a ferrule or collar O is fitted upon the inner end of said stem or staff. The inner end of the stem or staff is provided with a transverse notch D, the bottom of which is curved, as shown The outer end of the ferrule or collar C is shaped so as to be provided with opposite side projections E E, with perforations E E, and between these projections are formed top and bottom spaces F F, the notch D in the end ofthe staff or stem A reaching from the top space F to the bottom space F'.

G is the pen-clamp or penholder proper, in which the point or nib H is to be secured in any approved manner, in this instance being shown as held by means of an inner clamppiece I, secured in position by a rivet I', although, as before stated, the means for holding the pen-point may be Varied at will, and,

if desired7 the penpoint may be a part of the structure G, which is shown as the penclamp or penholder proper.

At the rear or inner end of the pen-clamp G a curved cross-bar J extends from one side thereof to the other, being either secured thereto in any desired manner or formed integrally with the material of the pen-clamp IOO and curved on an arc to correspond with the curve of the bottom of the notch D in the inner end of the stan" A. rIhis curved crossbar J is provided with a slot K, as shown.

Projecting from the rear end of the penclamp G, midway between the points of conn'ection of the curved bar J therewith, are lugs or ears G', having perforations G2.

To assemble the parts together, the curved cross-bar J is inserted in the slot D, and the parts G and E are connected by pivot-pins passing through perforations E and G2, and a rod L is passed through the main body of the pen-clamp and the slot K in the cross-bar J thereof until the head M of said rod is stopped by the cross-bar, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 7. The main body of the rod L is then passed through the bore B of the staff A until its threaded outer end N projects from theouter end of the staff, when the cross-bar J will be seated in the notch D in the inner end of the staff. A nut O, made ornamental or otherwise of any desired shape, is threaded on the projecting end N of the statt A until, by means of the head M of the rod L, the curved cross-bar J is firmly clamped to the stem A in the transverse notch D in the inner .end thereof.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that the pen-clamp G may be held at -any inclination to the stem or staff A in the plane of the transverse notch D and curved cross-bar J, and the connection of the lugs or ears of the pen-clamp with the projections E E of the collar C by pivot-pins will prevent any lateral inclination of the penclamp with respect to the collar C and statt A.

In order to adjust the pen-clamp at any angle in any direction with the staff, I have provided the means shown in Figs. S and 9, in which the end of the staff is provided with a partially-spherical recess P instead of the notch D. The inner end of the pen-clamp G is rounded, as at Q, to it said recess and is provided with a central hole R to permit of the free passage of the clamping-rod L. In this form the pen-clamp may be adjusted at any angle whatever with the staff and secured in such adjustment by turning up the nut O, as before described.

The advantages attending the use ofV my invention will be obvious from the foregoing description, and while I have illustrated and described what I believe to be the best means for carrying out my invention I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself to the exact construction shown, but hold that any slight changes, such as might suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic, would properly fall Within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. A penholder, comprising a stem or staff, hollow from end to end, a pen-clamp, a rod attached to the pen-clamp and extending through the staff, and a nut on the outer, threaded end of the rod, whereby the penclamp is secured to the staff, substantially as described.

hollow from end to end, a pen-clamp, a rod adjustably attached to the pen-clamp and extending through the staff, a nut on the outer, threaded end of the rod, whereby the penclamp is secured to the staff, and a ferrule or collar fitted on the inner end of the pen-stai, having its outer edge formed to control the adjustment of the pen-clamp, substantially as described.

4. The herein-described penholder, comprising the hollow stad or stem, provided with a transverse notch in its inner end, having a curved bottom, the pen-clamp, provided with a curved cross-bar at its inner end having a longitudinal slot and adapted to rest in the transverse notch of the staff, a headed rod, projected through the slotin the curved cross-bar and the bore of the stali and having its projecting outer end threaded, and a nut engaging the threaded end, whereby the curved cross-bar may be clamped tightly in the transverse notch ofthe staff, substantially as described.

5. The hereindescribed penholder, comprising the hollow staff or stem, provided with a transverse notch in its inner end having a curved bottom, the pen-clamp, provided with a curved cross-bar at its inner end, having a longitudinal slot and adaptedto rest in the transverse notch of the staiperforatcd ears or lugs on the end of the penclamp between the ends of the curved bar, a headed rod projected through the slot in the curved cross-bar and the bore of the statt and having its projecting outer end threaded, and. a nut engaging the threaded end, whereby the curved cross-bar may be clamped tightly in the transverse notch of the staff, and a collar or ferrule, mounted upon the inner end of the statt and provided with perforated side projections, said side projections being connected to the ears or lugs on the inner end of the pen-clamp by pivot-pins, substantially as described.

PHILIPP VIRSCHING.

Witnesses:

W. W. HOLE, MAUD PEEK.

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